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however, thet in practice, the necessary "huchso" vra

The Polish Government

presented by the Chinese Miniater.

stated that they were prepared to adopt the same attitude

o His jonty'a Government provided that the other eras

exporting countries ect similarly and that, as all folish

arms factories are stato-oraod, they would be in a position

effectively to implement their undertakingə

Since no

appreciable exports of me from Poland to Chine took place

in the year 1983, His 'Tejesty's Government are disposed to

recept this reply as satisfactory.

The Japenese dovertinent in reply to the enquiry

nddrenged to them, stated that while they refused to

rucognize the D-cengity of the Chinose Minister's counter-

signature, they regulated, the export of arms to China in

accordance with the "evlood Tulus of 1908 concerning the

"Iaportation of Arne and amunition", and with "Article 3

"of the regulations attached to the Revised Chine Import

"Tariff of 1999". The Jopencse Government, therefore,

appear to require a "huchoo" issued by the Chinese Centrel

Government before granting a licence for the export of orns

to China. I should be glad to learn whether a reply in

thin senge was returned to the French Government's enquiry,

and, if so, whether ". Cambon's remark that it vaa

unsatisfactory indiested a doaire on the part of the Prench

Government that further steps should be taken in this

connexion. on this point I would observe that since Japan'a

shore of the Chian cras mentes ia abnted to have amounted

in

to but E of the total in 1935, Japenese aras manufacturers

would not prour to have benefited greatly at the expense

of their competitors by the refusal of the Japanese

Government to require the Chinese Minister's counter-signature.

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